In the last few days, rumors that Dwayne The Rock Johnson made various adjustments that made several DC Studios projects change a lot. Hollywood megastar requested a change in the direction of the center of the story of the entire DC Studios franchise, including cameos that should appear in several films. Like Shazam! Fury of the Gods.
It didn’t take long for Shazam actor Zachary Levi to speak up. He even confirmed the truth of the issue. Approximately, what is the chronology? Just check out the explanation that we have summarized below.
Zachary Levi Confirms Dwayne Johnson’s Intervention For Shazam’s Movie
Shazam actor Zachary Levi confirmed the news that accused Dwayne Johnson. Where the report said that the actor prevented the Justice Society character of Black Adam (2022) from appearing as a cameo in the movie Shazam! Fury of the Gods.
The original plan was for the Justice Society to make a cameo appearance and director David F. Sandberg had agreed to the idea. Dwayne Johnson, however, intervened in the idea and made Sandberg look for another character to cameo (which in the movie was Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman).
Through his social media. Zachary Levi uploaded a screenshot of the news from The Wrap about the appearance of Justice Society as a cameo. The 42-year-old actor confirmed The Wrap’s news about the behind-the-scenes story. He wrote a short sentence and claimed that the media report was true.
“The truth will set you free,” Levi wrote.
Dwayne Johnson’s Alleged Intervention in DC Studios Project
Not only the idea of a Justice Society cameo for Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Wrap accuses Dwayne Johnson of also maneuvering the Black Adam film project to impact the Shazam franchise, which is actually closely related to Black Adam in the comic version.
One of them is that The Rock does not allow the character Shazam. Black Adam’s archenemy to appear as a cameo in the post-credit of Black Adam (2022). Where in the end, Black Adam post-credit features Henry Cavill as Superman who is dealing with Black Adam.
The 50-year-old actor is also suspected of trying to reorganize the direction of DC Studios by putting Black Adam and Superman at the center of the story. In fact, DC Studios has sent James Gunn and Peter Safran as co-CEOs to overhaul the franchise.
As of the writing of this article (March 24, 2023 at 3 p.m. GMT), Dwayne Johnson has not provided an official explanation or response regarding the issue with Shazam! Fury of the Gods. Likewise with DC Studios.
